comfort
verb (used with object)
to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to.
comforted
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past participleof comfort.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof comfort.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
comfortverb (used with object)to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to.
Example Sentences
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Reyna: In the studio, I had a lot of moments where I felt totally alone, but what comforted me was our creative process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Meanwhile, at a sports hall in Las Rozas de Madrid just outside the capital, the displaced sprawled on camp beds, held their heads in their hands and comforted pets as they awaited news.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
If you have watched any of these — if they comforted you on your worst days and made good ones better — Burrows had a hand in making your life funnier.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
I learned to regulate difficult emotions—sadness, anger, fear—much as I had comforted the wounded child alive within me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
I held him and comforted him as though he were Jasper.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
